whimsical wednesday

it's all about words for whimsical wednesday! select a word you really like then research that word in as many languages as possible. need a nudge? a few words to consider: love, happy, friend, peace, smile. share your word with the whimsey project!


my word search began with the word "whimsy" and came up empty. looked at the color "blue" and found that all of the languages use a riff on blue. next was smile, laugh, laughter. the word i finally selected was "smile" as the gesture itself is universal.

the best source i found online for reading about words in other languages was IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.  there is a home page.  following is the specific page for the word smile:

http://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/smile

also, my search revealed there are posters of words in different languages. the following image is from  www.pcwallart.com